i already knew of sumara when she contacted me about her wedding - she’s a super talented mehndi artist herself and she did work on some brides whose weddings i’d photographed before. for her own bridal mehndi, she commissioned henna by shazia, whose intricate, gorgeous design…

the third and final day of lena and farhaan’s walima was also a little wet and cloudy, but not enough to keep us from grabbing a few pre-reception portraits outdoors at the hilton mclean tyson’s corner, a gem of a hotel for bits of interior and exterior that make for gorgeous and interesting photo backdrops. lena’s makeup was again handled by the lovely nabila, and the fantastic decor…

lena and farhaan’s wedding was a rainy, drizzly day… so i’m so grateful that when it cleared but was still cloudy, these two agreed to an outdoor first look, because i think the lush wet greenery made it totally worthwhile! nothing could have clouded over this shining day…

we’re about a month away from khadeeja and zain’s one-year anniversary, and i’ve been meaning to blog their gorgeous wedding at kingsmill resort in williamsburg, va., pretty much since it happened; but between trying to update my website last year and just getting through wedding season…

sometimes being a wedding photographer reminds me of being a reporter - you meet people briefly, and get to know them in very specific and limited ways for a very short time, but often they leave an impression that lasts much longer than the time you’re working together. anyone can see from these photos…

i can’t believe that it took me so long to get around to sharing this wedding - in particular our sessions in san francisco, because that’s the farthest i’ve traveled for a wedding and it was pretty much the PERFECT weekend for me lol. we had two portrait sessions - one the day before the walima, starting at the palace of fine arts, then…